Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA) Research

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc., established in 2007 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and commercializing therapies for patients suffering from kidney diseases. The firm's leading experimental drug, vadadustat, is an oral treatment currently in Phase III clinical trials. Its purpose is to address anemia resulting from chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adult patients, encompassing both those dependent on dialysis and those who are not. Akebia also markets Auryxia, a ferric citrate product used to manage serum phosphorus levels in adult CKD patients undergoing dialysis, and to treat iron deficiency anemia in adult CKD patients who are not on dialysis. The company has several key collaboration agreements: with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for vadadustat's development and commercialization across major regions including the United States, European Union, Russia, China, Australia, Canada, and the Middle East; with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation for vadadustat in Japan and other Asian territories; and a research and licensing deal with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV pertaining to hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase targeted compounds globally.

Market snapshot

Symbol
AKBA
Price
$1.07
Day change
+4.90%
Market cap
$287.0M
P/E ratio
-13.93x
52-week range
0.823-4.079
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Biotechnology
Next earnings
in 2 months
Analyst price target
$4.00

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Recent insider activity

  • Vickers Philip J. — A-Award (214400 shares) on 2026-04-01
  • Vickers Philip J. — trade (0 shares) on 2026-04-01
  • Butler John P. — P-Purchase (69270 shares) on 2026-03-04
  • Malabre Richard C — S-Sale (36142 shares) on 2026-02-02
  • Malabre Richard C — S-Sale (13382 shares) on 2026-02-02

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